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The Bioshock movie is still happening but with a reduced budget

We haven't had an update on Netflix’s Bioshock movie in a couple of years, leading some to wonder if it was quietly canned. The good news? The movie’s still coming. The (potential) bad news? The budget has been slashed, according to reporting by Va…

Warner Bros. Discovery sues the NBA in a last-ditch effort to block Amazon’s new streaming package

Warner Bros. Discovery followed through on its threat to “take appropriate action” against the NBA for rejecting its broadcasting rights offer. Variety reported on Friday that the media company sued the league in the New York State Supreme Court after …

Apple’s M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM is $200 off right now

Apple’s M3 MacBook Air combines Apple’s lightest and thinnest laptop design with the impressive horsepower of third-generation Apple silicon. B&H Photo Video has the 2024 laptop on sale for $200 off. Usually $1,299, the variant with 16GB of RAM and…

Here’s how to stop Grok’s AI models using your tweets for training

There’s word going around that X just enabled a setting that lets it train Grok on public tweets, as well as any interactions they have with the chatbot. That’s not entirely true: a help page instructing users how to opt-out of X using their data to tr…

The 10th-generation iPad is back down to $300, plus the rest of this week’s best tech deals

As we’ve seen in years past, once Amazon’s Prime Day ends, many of the deals evaporate. But one week after the sale frenzy (both from Amazon and other retailers) we’re still seeing quite a few deals that have either stayed true to their event pricing o…

The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is nearly half off for today only

The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is 48 percent off via Woot, which brings the price down to $1,298. That’s a savings of around $1,200 on the well-regarded OLED panel. There’s one major caveat. This deal is for today only, or until the stock runs out. To that …

NASA’s Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars that could indicate ancient life

NASA's Perseverance rover has been collecting samples from Mars since 2021, but one of its most recently collected rocks could help it achieve its goal of finding evidence of ancient life on the planet. Nicknamed Cheyava Falls after the tallest wat…

Apple agrees to stick by Biden administration’s voluntary AI safeguards

Apple has joined several other tech companies in agreeing to abide by voluntary AI safeguards laid out by the Biden administration. Those who make the pledge have committed to abide by eight guidelines related to safety, security and social responsibil…

North Korean who used ransomware to attack US healthcare providers has been indicted

A grand jury in Kansas City has indicted Rim Jong Hyok, a North Korean intelligence operative who allegedly used ransomware to attack health providers' systems in the US, according to AP News. The State Department said Rim is part of a group called…

Samsung Galaxy Ring review: A bit basic, a bit pricey

I don’t expect much from a device as small as a ring. There’s no room for a lot of hardware, so it only really needs to do a few things well. A sleep tracker that doesn’t get in the way of, well, sleeping, is my holy grail, and smart rings are a tantal…